Saturday, August 16, 2008

SPEED At MIS: Sunday TV Schedule

RaceDay will be live at 11AM ET on SPEED as host John Roberts leads his cast of characters through a two hour pre-race program. Jimmy Spencer and Kenny Wallace will be alongside to talk about all the news stories of the week and preview the Sprint Cup Series race.

Kyle Busch, Jimmie Johnson and Sam Hornish will be live guests on the show. Wendy Venturini's popular Real Deal feature will focus on an interview with Ryan Newman. There will be a look back at Dale Earnhardt Junior's win at MIS last season and a look at what Kyle Busch has done in the Sprint Cup Series since February.

Following the race, SPEED will return with The SPEED Report. This week Leigh Diffey and Adam Alexander host the show with live reports from Ray Dunlap at MIS and both Doug Richert and Robin Miller will be guests in the studio.

Up next at 8PM is the popular Victory Lane show that brings back Roberts, Spencer and Wallace. This program talks to the winner of the race, his crew chief and the winning owner. They also review the race highlights and let TV viewers have an inside look at the raw emotion immediately after the race.

Dave Despain comes along with his Wind Tunnel program at 9PM. He hosts a wide-ranging show with a dry sense of humor that looks at motorsports in general. Dave likes to poke NASCAR with a stick and makes no bones about his strong feelings for other forms of racing both in the US and abroad. He has several guests on each program and this week Robin Miller will be featured.

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I disagree about showing more of the crowd. ESPN ruined College Gameday with so much emphasis on the crowds. What used to be a great informative show to start the day for college football turned into a mess.

I thought I remembered several other RD's where the gang walked or came in on carts at beginning of show. Love Wendy, but her piece on the JGR "magnet" NW issue was the worst. Not even sure what she said it was so convoluted. Glad we can DVR some of this stuff.

Also I do not enjoy seeing the fans waving signs and screaming on the live tv shows. If I can BARELY hear the tv guys due to the crowd, I turn OFF the tv.

This happens a lot on Trackside. either make the show for the viewers at home or the fans. but if the fans TAKE AWAY from the ability to "hear interviews" or look at tv screen without needing a dramamine, not good tv picture imo.

Wendys explaination of the JGR issue was a mess but the follow up cleared it all up for me. Real Deal on the other hand was great and I am OK with not mentioning the Newton/Chrissy issue, Chrissy addressed it in her blog and that the only place she commented on it in the first place as far as I can tell.

I went at it pretty good with Newton. He thinks he has an obligation to report what the teams tell him. Almost all of the NASCAR media waited like Ryan asked them to until he signed the deal. Its a choice.

One general comment: Can ALL the shows on ESPN, FOX, SPEED, TNT, etc., stop with the loud music when anyone is speaking and especially when doing "scanner" plays. YIKES! Do you want us to hear what is being said or are you selling a CD!! Thank you...think I'll have another cup of coffee!!!

@anon 1:10--yes she's married to Jason Shapiro...he's now the Car Chief but was the Engine Tuner for many years :). But she definitely has 'sperience in having to be unbiased in reporting...she reported on ARCA for many years where her brother Billy ran. And I remember when Billy got hurt that thin line.

Ray Dunlap referred to the Yates teams as "Roush Lite." That is a good one.

Hey, its Mr. E. and not Mr. S. on the Wendy deal.

I don't see a conflict of interest with her talking about the Gibbs penalty. She was straight-up as usual. That is a college educated and very experienced TV personality. She is not going to risk a credibility gap in her reporting on any NASCAR subject.